Yeah, I’ve seen those, too, but not before I saw the Corvair setup. Remember, I was a pre-teen at this time and totally fascinated by anything/everything mechanical.
“Cool! A belt that can go around a corner!!!” Ahh, to have that sense of childhood wonderment again…. -D > On Jun 22, 2020, at 1:46 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I was going to comment the same, I've got 2 that have that. > -Curt > > On Monday, June 22, 2020, 12:16:01 PM EDT, Allan Streib via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > My old Cub Cadet mower has that. PTO on front of engine, belt makes a > right turn and runs under the engine back to the mower deck. > > Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > >> I was just fascinated by the “right angle” fan belt setup. That was cool. >> >> -D >> >>> On Jun 22, 2020, at 7:58 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Is this, in part anyway, the difference between the swing axle and "real" >>> IRS? >>> It was the swing axle Nader was against. Of course it was replaced by the >>> time the book came out. >>> -Curt >>> >>> On Sunday, June 21, 2020, 10:13:54 PM EDT, ROGER HALE via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> I had two 1964 Corvair Monzas when I was in college. They were great cars. >>> I lived in the country and they handled curvy roads great. Ralph was full >>> of it and like people of today, wrote a book to make a name and money. Who >>> cares about the truth. Being so low to the ground, it was almost >>> impossible to roll one and the handling was great. So, my experience with >>> two was that the term unsafe was totally wrong. Now, in a head on >>> collision with a rear engine, the front folded like a Volkswagen, but >>> that's another story. I loved the two I had, great drivers with great >>> power. >>> Best Wishes, >>> Roger > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
